Scott Schardt

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Health Care Law, 2021-2025 Listed in Chambers USA, Healthcare, 2023-2024 General advice and counsel pertaining to day-to-day hospital, clinic, physician practice, dental practice, home health, lab and pharmacy operations Transactional counsel for healthcare providers acquiring or divesting interests in physician medical practices, ambulatory surgery centers, cancer centers and similar provider entities Local counsel guidance for national providers seeking to enter Texas market, pertaining to Texas law on the corporate practice of medicine, state anti-referral statutes and establishment and maintenance of certifications for Texas non-profit health organizations Licensure and provider enrollment guidance and transaction management for organizational healthcare clients entering the Texas market (including hospital systems with multiple licensed sites, pharmacies, lab operations, dental practices and home health operators) Establishment of management service organizations and operational contracts pertaining thereto in support of long-term management of physician professional entities by non-physician providers under Texas law Serve as outside general counsel for healthcare providers without in-house lawyers